Country: Vesteregnen (western Jutland), Denmark
Type: set dance.
Formation: Four couple quadrille; couples 1 and 2 respectively have backs to and face music, couples 3 and 4 respectively stand to R of couples 1 and 2.
Steps:
hoptrin (step-hop),
hopsa, run
Sheet music: 358:646 (from Skads); efter Sigurd Nielsen, Skads, in:
Nielsen, Bent Chr. et al/ Vesteregnens gamle danse. s.l.: Skjern-Egvad Museumsforening, 1982 p.37.
Recordings:
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-2 | (a) | ML star with partner change: Begin with all 4 M in an L-hand star [thumb hold], M with R arm around partner's
waist. W's L hand on partner's R shoulder.
Star moves CCW, 6 small running steps. On the last two beats, all yell "skift så". M release partner, who waits on the spot while the men continue forward to the next W in LOD with 2 small running steps and take open waist-shoulder hold. I.e. M1 now dances with W3, M2 with W4, M3 with W2 and M4 with W1. |
| 3-4 | The star continues CCW with 6 small running steps. On the last 2 beats, repeat the partner change above. I.e. M1 now dances with W2, M2 with W1, M3 with W4 and M4 with W3. | |
| 1-2 | The star continues CCW with 6 small running steps. On the last 2 beats, repeat the partner change above. I.e. M1 now dances with W4, M2 with W3, M3 with W1 and M4 with W2. | |
| 3-4 | The star continues CCW with 8 small running steps. On the last 2 beats, repeat the partner change above. [All finish with original partner.] | |
| 5-8 | (b) | Chain: M drop star hand hold, W turn 1/2 turn CCW (to the L) give R hand to own partner, and all dance R-hand chain to first meeting with partner. M start with L and W with R foot. 8 step-hops. |
| 5-8 | (c) | Hopsa: Couples in waltz hold. 8 hopsa steps moving CCW in the circle. |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
See YouTube video with Ramsø Spillemandslaug (at 0:58)
Note: This was earlier danced after Sløjfen, if the dancers clapped hard enough to request it.
Source: Nielsen, Bent Chr. et al/ Vesteregnens gamle danse. s.l.: Skjern-Egvad Museumsforening, 1982 p.37.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2011-12-12, rev. 2021-11-23.
Tillbaka till innehållsförteckningen/Back to table of contents